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Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, speaks at the Meeting in Rimini, August 20, 2024. (Credit: Meeting at Rimini.)

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem says ‘we cannot speak of peace at the moment’

Aug 22
Crux Staff

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa hugs a person at the Church of the Holy Family in Gaza, May 16, 2024. (Credit: Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem.)

Gaza priest returns to parish, as Catholic charity urges peace in the Holy Land

May 23
Charles Collins

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, speaks to reporters after his trip to Gaza. (Credit: Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem.)

Holy Land cardinal speaks after Gaza visit: ‘Enough killing!’

May 21
Charles Collins

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, at the Church of the Holy Family in Gaza, May 16, 2024. (Credit: Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem.)

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem visits Catholic parish in Gaza Strip

May 17
Charles Collins

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, celebrates Holy Thursday Mass in Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, March 28, 2024. (Credit: Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem.)

Holy Land Patriarchs call for an ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Easter message

Mar 29
Charles Collins

Palestinians flee Gaza City to the southern Gaza Strip in Wadi Gaza, March 25, 2024. (Credit: Fatima Shbair.)

UN Security Council call for Gaza ceasefire ‘a step closer’ to ending loss of life, Catholic agency say

Mar 26
Charles Collins

Palestinians look at a residential building destroyed by Israeli forces in Rafah, Gaza, on March 20, 2024. (Credit: Hatem Ali/AP.)

Gaza priest says local Christians ‘living a Calvary without respite’

Mar 22
Crux Staff

Women hold placards in Arabic, Hebrew, and English during a demonstration by Israeli and Palestinian women calling for peace, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, Dec. 15, 2023. (AP (Credit: Maya Alleruzzo/AP.)

Irish bishops condemn Israeli attack on church in Gaza

Dec 19, 2023
Charles Collins

People walk in Manger Square, adjacent to the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. World-famous Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem have been put on hold due to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. (Credit: Mahmoud Illean/AP.)

Under the shadow of war in Gaza, Jesus’ traditional birthplace is gearing up for a subdued Christmas

Dec 18, 2023
Julia Frankel,
Jalal Bwaitel

Israeli soldiers take part in a ground operation in Gaza City’s Shijaiyah neighborhood, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. (Credit: Moti Milrod/Haaretz via Associated Press.)

British Catholics worry over Gaza Christians after attack on parish

Dec 18, 2023
Charles Collins